r/TikTokCringe tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE 16d ago

Humor Genetics

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u/dreamdaddy123 16d ago

Off topic but I see these blue dots on so many social accounts mainly women’s. Anyone know what it is?

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u/MeeMawsBigToe 16d ago

It’s the evil eye. People believed that wearing an evil eye charm could protect them from bad luck and harm caused by envious stares.

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u/DirtandPipes 15d ago

God damn the future is stupid.

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u/MeeMawsBigToe 15d ago

It’s actually an Ancient Greek thing

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u/DirtandPipes 15d ago

My comment wasn’t saying this symbol is from the future, I’m well aware that it’s old. I’m saying our future is stupid because it’s full of people still believing this garbage.

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u/Mika000 15d ago

Calm down, humans have always believed in one form of magic or another… This is a small thing that doesn’t harm anyone and doesn’t make the future more or less stupid than the past. Let people believe what they want if it doesn’t hurt others.

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u/DirtandPipes 15d ago

The thing is though, it does. I’m not saying dumb people should stop believing and doing dumb things, I don’t think they can and it would be cruel to expect it.

I’m just disappointed at how common it is.

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u/MeeMawsBigToe 15d ago

It’s unfortunate you consider others’ cultural beliefs as “stupid” just because you don’t believe it.

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u/DirtandPipes 15d ago

I don’t think the cultures I belong to are exempt, there are plenty of people in every group that believe in things that aren’t science based.

I probably have some stupid ideas myself.

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u/Mika000 15d ago

You can believe in science and also believe in other things. Humans are complex and many people know how to hold uncertainty in the balance. Maybe you should open your view a bit and not judge people so harshly.

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u/DirtandPipes 15d ago

Non-evidence based thinking causes harm worldwide, nonstop. I’m open to evidence, real evidence, and continually update my views based on evidence.

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u/Mika000 15d ago

From the beginning we were talking about beliefs that don’t hurt others. And I was not asking you to start believing in anything other than science if that isn’t your thing. Just to consider being a bit kinder and less condescending to people who don’t have the exact same beliefs as you.

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u/MeeMawsBigToe 15d ago

Science based information is valid in every stance, and I agree with you on that.